Age Quote by Christopher Paolini

My first seven novels were contemporary spiritual novels, my next nine had strong elements of fantasy, and now I'm writing thrillers, more as a…

— Ted Dekker

I started a novel back in high school. It wasn't very good. It was the opposite of good. The writing itself wasn't too bad,…

— Patrick Rothfuss

I was writing novels at eight. It was a science fiction epic, which went by the unimprovable title of 'Another Kind of Warrior.' I'd…

— Neil Cross

Novels usually evolve out of 'character.' Characters generate stories, and the shape of a novel is entirely imagined but should have an aesthetic coherence.

— Joyce Carol Oates

When I first started, my novels were set in the far future.

— Robert J. Sawyer

I always wanted to write novels, even before I had read a lot of novels or had a very good idea of what they…

— Elif Batuman

The main characters for 'The Seer and the Sword' made an appearance one night and then haunted me for over five years before I…

— Victoria Hanley

I had a long period of writing what I think of as 'save the world' novels. 'Fledgling' was a chance to play.

— Octavia E. Butler

I've been an avid consumer of young adult literature since I was one, and I think some people leave that stuff behind when they…

— Diablo Cody

I have always been drawn to coming-of-age stories and books and movies featuring compelling young characters.

— Emily Giffin

There's a wealth of literature out there which, hopefully, will be, you know, exploded in the future, and I personally find it very rewarding…

— Sean Bean

When I'm feeling frustrated with a story, I have faith that it's going to come. Also, when I first started writing, I wanted to…

— Jacqueline Woodson